Well we had our Weigh in and I had a loss but not as big as I had hoped for. It was only .2 lbs down but I guess that is better than nothing right. I am really hoping that next week will be a bigger weight loss so keep your fingers crossed for me I need a really good number PLEASE!!! LOL I am am do my workout outs 4 days a week and I am going to make sure I keep track of everything I eat this week. I keep a notebook with me everywhere I go and I am planning everythings... Thanks for all the help with that Tummy... Still have a little problems with dinner but it is a work in progress... We'll see how it goes this week.. Hope you all have a wonderful day!
SG - The dancing is actually for onederland, but still good. Hubby actually wanted it more than me. It was something he wanted to do and I felt too big for. I’m glad I now have the confidence to do things like that with him.
DC - congrats on the not overindulging.
Sandye - Has your mom looked into things like the body bugg or go wear fit or something like that?
Mystical - that’s nice for you to get them all there. The moving was probably a workout in itself, so don’t worry too much about not getting to the gym. Even .2 is progress, it’s all good.
Tummy - Yep, time to get some clothes to match all the accessories, lol. I do figure hubby will get used to it - especially since it’ll be a gradual change. He thinks it’ll be “kinky”.
Ms. P - I have talked to him about it. He does say that, but still… ya know?
Day off - woohoo! Time to clean my kitchen and contemplate b-day presents for the hubbyman.
Mystical - Nice working around some obstacles there with the tv, very nice. And with 3 teenage boys you can exercise in private! Good to hear the planning is going good, it really does take practice, tons of it and you'll get better and find your own little tricks and things that make it easier. 0.2 is great, that's 700 calorie deficit that you created, way to go!
JasonsLea - And the next choice is an opportunity to turn things around, you can totally do this, you know how. Keep checking in!
LBLazy - Almost there, woohoo! Reminds me of William Shatner, talking. with. long . breaks. lol.
MsP - You're so close to goal your ticker doesn't even show your goal number anymore, they're almost on top of each other! I'm drinking tons of water today in hopes matching your success tomorrow. Take care and feel better, let's hope that super healthy immune system kicks into high gear for you and wipes it out.
FGG - LMAO, my dh said the exact thing last night: it's like it's you but it's not, I feel like I'm cheating on you with you! It's a whole new world to explore for sure. Just like shopping, and being frozen all the time. It's pretty amazing how it can truly change almost every aspect of your whole stinking life. And here I was just wanting a smaller butt, go figure!
Just got back from a hockey game in town, dh is coaching at 15-17 year old team this year and we went out to cheer them on. It's freezing, my lips literally turned blue but we're home and finally warmed up and it was a nice change. Nice lazy Sunday around here, hopefully going to flush some of this stiffness out soon, might have to do some stretching this afternoon to help out this poor butt of mine. Still happily at 151, would enjoy lower too but it will come in it's own time and I'm pretty darn happy with things lately.
Have a great weekend everybody. Catch ya tomorrow!
Sorry I've been MIA...life has been kicking my butt! I've been staying OP and I had my WW meeting yesterday and lost another 2.2 lbs...so I'm on my way for this months challenge I was also told by the meeting leader that my jeans were to big! I don't think anyone in my life has told me my clothes were to big LoL. I just recently bought size 14 jeans and now I'm a size 12...here I come mall =op I know I have a long way to go for my goal but I'm feeling very motivated and working hard at exercising 6 days a week!
Hope your all doing well and staying OP! Thanks to you all for being such an inspiration
Hello ladies!! It's been a very busy few days, and it just keeps on going. I did read everyone's posts, but I jsut don't have the time to do personals tonight.
So, congrats to all those who lost, maintained, stayed POP, worked out, etc! Great job. For all those struggling still, tomorrow is always a new day.
I didnt' lost this weekend, but I didn't gain, so it's a win for me. Ate out several meals because we were out of town, and had a glass of wine on Saturday.
I'm still trying to figure out what to do for cardio now that it is dark. It's way to cold for me in the morning. You brave people up north running in the snow!!
goal for this challenge (page 2) - 169lbs by Dec. 1
start weight: 179
current weight: 173.5
lbs lost since challenge began - 5.5
lbs left to go until end of challenge -4.5
last weigh-in ~ 177lbs so lost 3.5 lbs this week. I had a 173 weight on monday but I'm not going to let daily fluctuations get me down! Hope to reach 160s soon
I lost 15 lbs in 5 weeks! Today is the beginning of week 6 for me.
dangerouscurves76- Great job resisting party-mode behavior. With the holidays coming up, thats one of my fears.
LBLAZY- Great job!! =D Hope you reach onederland soon
mystical- Any loss is cause for celebration!
GivTLC - Yay congratz on -2.2 lbs~ Are you going to go shopping for new jeans or waiting until you reach goal?
Nella - Not gaining is already a win in my book hehe.
JasonsLea - Tomorrow is a new day!
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It was a rough weekend, but stayed mostly OP. My boyfriend's grandmother is slowly dying from leukemia, the doc gave her 2-4 weeks max about a week and a half ago so the end is getting closer. I know she is not my relative, but when we moved here (partly to be closer to her) she welcomed me into their family with open arms. It is sad to have her leave, but I will be glad when she goes, because she is just in so much pain. She said herself she wants it to be over. Sorry I'm off topic here, its just kinda pouring out.
So with being with her most of the weekend I had to stay up late last night finishing homework for today so I am really tired, no energy for anything, but since I am on campus I am going to go to the gym after class and hope something kicks me into gear. My weight fluctuated daily so no loss as of yet, but I'll weigh in at the gym before I get started and hope for good news.
Good morning girls!!! One more quick fly by post and then I'll read back through and catch up on what's gone on with everyone this week and do some serious personals!
Mom & Sissy left this morning and I'm trying to distract myself with chores so as to not get all gloomy about it **Miss you already Mom!!! (and K too!)**.
We did great all week with eating! Exercise too!! Last night we did indulge in some Olive Garden, but I stayed within my calories for the day so I'll call that a victory! No weekend binges, although I did have a bunch of weak moments all day Saturday--I even said to Mom, "You either need to be my partner in crime or smack me and tell me to snap out of it" (or something to that effect) and she didn't let me binge. Thank you Mom!!!
I have been busy tearing apart cribs and putting together Big Girl beds for the girls--it's kind of bittersweet, no trace of babies anywhere in the house. With the taking down of the cribs it's the end of the Baby Years in our house. *sniff*
Well, break time is over--I've had my snack and now I need to haul the crib pieces downstairs and then there's the laundry .
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and I'll catch up with everyone soon!!! Until then, have a great day and be sure to...
GivTLC - I was wondering where you'd gone off too, glad you're still holding your own That is fantastic news, all of it, the pounds, the comment and the saggy butt, way to go. I'd say you're showing life who's boss and not the other way around.
Nella - You never know till you try it, although I imagine cold weather gear might be hard to come by in north carolina. Up in the great white north all the running stores are stocked up to the rafters with all the stuff you need to about -25. There a lot of ppl who swear by those walk away the pounds dvd's but I have not tried them. Glad you came out even, we'll all be aiming for that after this is said and do so it's always nice to have some practice
JasonsLea - You can do it.
InControl - on the monster loss! I beatca that felt marvelous! Those 160's are right around the corner and maybe only a week or two away
Gekster - that's rough news and with stress and crazy sleeping patterns it's hard for the body to lose, so please be kind to yourself Maybe a nice workout will help you out.
Sandye - for you too, that was a sad day around here too, they grow up too fast and it just breaks your heart. Glad your mom had a mini intervetion for you, now if we could just get dh is do that for a few weeks then you'll be golden. I'll be joining you in the laundry department shortly too. Oh and you're almost back down to 135 again, WTG!
All finished my run this morning, it was supposed to be -11 so I strapped on my base layers and it was actually not too bad out there and needless to say I was a hot mess when I was finished. But I may have sweat out an extra couple pounds alone.
I forgot to mention a funny thing from my doctor's appointment on Thursday. We were chatting about my goal weight and things and she mentioned that I would probably be on the low end of the healthy BMI scale when I'm done because I'm small framed and then, wait for it, she used the word "dainty." So I laughed at her b/c I'm socially awkward, lol. But it turns out she's right and I just always assumed I'm big boned b/c that was easier to think than fat. But she said the easiest way to tell is to wrap your fingers around your wrist and see if there is any overlap b/w your thumb and middle finger. My fingers overlap by about a centimeter, so there goes that excuse. It was interesting b/c it is just one more thing that I thought about myself that wasn't true. She thought my goal weight would be more like 125-130 depending on muslce mass, I think she's on crack.
Anthoer funny story, my mother, who granted is a bit unstable, actually called here yesterday and we chatted and then she wanted to talk with dh, which is odd. Turns out she wanted to make sure that I'm not anorexic, really! And he needed to promise her to call if I stopped eating properly. So he promised to call her if I start eating chips and garbage again (hehe I love my cheeky monkey) but assured her that I'm plenty healthy and not to worry. So Sandye I feel your pain and I'm not a size 6 yet either! The skinny police have entered the building.
On that note, I need to head down to the workout dungeon and do some heavy lifting. And down another 0.8lbs today to 150.2 almost into those 140's. The really neat thing is that now that more of the fat is coming off I can finally really see the definition from all the hard STing work over the last 6 months. Lift those weights ladies, it's a beautiful thing! TTFN
It was a busy weekend--2 birthday parties on Saturday...I did break down and have cake, but I didn't totally binge, so I guess it was OK. Weighed-in Saturday morning...lost a little over a pound.
Hey girlies! I've just got smiles to spare from all the good news and sharing going on here. I'm not going to take time for personals today since I really just need to let myself rest a bit which I always say I will do, but then I start the laundry and other cleaning. The cold/sore throat is still here, but I did all my normal exercise and stuff. I'm hoping a nice restful day will knock it out, though. I don't feel terrible (no fever or aches). I just hate anything sickness-like! I may come back to do personals if I get an energy surge after resting a bit. I REALLY do want to say how proud I am of all everyone is doing! It's SO incredible to be a part of this group!!
Hi ladies...man I hate being this busy! I really miss when I was able to get on here every day and look through all the posts and make comments. I haven't even had time to get on here since last week. My business is still going like crazy (I'm actually debating about just closing it down until Christmas so I can relax a little), and then to top it all off, both DD and I came down with some nasty flu that put me out of action for a week. Just feeling really overwhelmed now as it seems like I am falling behind on everything...my emails, business, work, here, just life in general!
Then to top it all off, I cheated ALOT for Halloween and the scale was up like 4 pounds. You think I would learn from that and watch what I was eating, but I got sick right after that and started having the WORST cravings. I actually did pretty good, but still not as great as I would have liked too. I hardly ate any veggies for the week until I started forcing myself a few days ago. It took me a week to lose those last 4 pounds, and then finally I got another pound off yesterday--which made my weight loss total 75 pounds!!!! I can't believe how crazy that is! I need to find some time to take a progress pic to put in the mini goal thread...but probably won't find time to do that for a few days either.....Then today the scale was down another 2 pounds (probably because I actually lose wight when I watch what I eat...duh, imagine that Jessica!)
Anyways, going to try and play catchup on everything today and wanted to stop in here and check in. Am really hoping things will slow down so I can relax a little and actually get on here more, but until then, hi and hope everyone is doing great!
Just a quick message today, I had a pretty terrible weekend with my eating, I was mostly OP but on Sat night we went over to a friends place for dinner and they ordered Calzone's! That was all they had to eat and I was super hungry so I had no choice but to eat it - I felt so gross afterwards! So yeh not looking forward to my weigh in this Wednesday, i'm scared to see the results of that calzone on the scale.
Anyways I am trying very hard to compensate for that little issue on the weekend by having a very healthy and OP week and am praying that on Weds things aren't looking too bad.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!
girls! 
and I'm trying to distract myself with chores so as to not get all gloomy about it **Miss you already Mom!!! (and K too!)**.
Last night we did indulge in some Olive Garden, but I stayed within my calories for the day so I'll call that a victory! 
No weekend binges, although I did have a bunch of weak moments all day Saturday--I even said to Mom, "You either need to be my partner in crime or smack me and tell me to snap out of it" (or something to that effect) and she didn't let me binge. Thank you Mom!!!
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that's rough news and with stress and crazy sleeping patterns it's hard for the body to lose, so please be kind to yourself 
almost into those 140's. The really neat thing is that now that more of the fat is coming off I can finally really see the definition from all the hard STing work over the last 6 months. Lift those weights ladies, it's a beautiful thing! TTFN
My business is still going like crazy (I'm actually debating about just closing it down until Christmas so I can relax a little), and then to top it all off, both DD and I came down with some nasty flu that put me out of action for a week. Just feeling really overwhelmed now as it seems like I am falling behind on everything...my emails, business, work, here, just life in general! 
